Daily updates about Syria

11/12/2014

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that they have documented 865 deaths from coalition airstrikes, although they acknowledge that the deaths from the Islamic State is likely much higher due to the secrecy that the IS has imposed about casualties, and the difficulty of reaching some of the areas.

50 of the dead are civilians, including 8 children and 5 women, mainly due to strikes targeting oil fields and refineries.

68 Jabhat al-Nusra fighters have been killed in Aleppo and Idlib.

746 Islamic State fighters have been killed.

It was not mentioned by the SoHR, but Ahrar al-Sham still claims that 2 of their fighters were killed by airstrikes targeting them in Idlib.

Liwa al-Qalb al-Saquor Sahra’a (The Desert Hawks), the Special Forces unit of the SAA is reportedly being sent to the front at al-Sheik Miskin, where rebels have also captured Nawa, disrupting the southern line of defenses around Damascus.

They will reinforce the 112th Brigade and will be led by Colonel Mohammad Jaber and Colonel Suheil al-Hassan, the head of the Tiger Forces.

The Tiger Forces were recently diverted from the fighting around Morek to re-capture the al-Sha’er Gas Field from the Islamic State.

Airstrikes hit the town.

Ahmad Kassab al-Musalama was shot and killed in the fighting yesterday.